Security headaches. Endless delays. They can be even more daunting when traveling with youngsters. But an increasing number of airports are catering to traveling tykes. "The notion that you can watch a child's imagination take flight is renewing in this age of air-travel hassles," says Jerry Chandler, cheapflights.com travel-news blogger and father of five. He tellsColleen Clark for USA TODAY about airports that will help your family have a smooth ride.

Kimmo Timonen and forward Scott Hartnell agreed to give up a shot at free agency to accept a trade from Nashville to Philadelphia, hoping to play a part in transforming the Flyers from the worst team in the NHL to a playoff contender next season.

Predators' buyer Jim Balsillie did not ease fans' concerns Thursday about the future of the club in Nashville, but the impending sale doesn't automatically mean the team will leave. "The NHL would not permit him just to pick up this team and move it without the NHL believing he did what he could to make it work here," said current owner Craig Leipold.

By Brad Schrade, David Climer and John Glennon, The (Nashville) Tennessean

Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold intends to sell the hockey team to Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie. The price is $220 million, Leipold said. The terms of the deal, which must be approved by the NHL's Board of Governors, call for it to be completed by June 30. Word of the sale sparked talk that the team would move, ending the uneasy residence of hockey in Music City where football is king.

Stagecoach, a twang-toned little brother to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, drew an estimated two-day attendance of 55,000 to the California desert during the weekend. (Coachella averaged about 60,000 a day for three days the previous weekend.) Strong gusts of wind reduced temperatures more than 15 degrees from Coachella's, to highs in the mid-80s, to give the Stagecoach an impressive inaugural ride.

NEW YORK It's 5:55 a.m., and Giants tailback Tiki Barber on his "off day" is in the green room at the Fox News Channel's Manhattan studios. Barber is about to embark on a day that sees him as cohost of the network's morning show, host of his own weekly radio show and participant in a meeting with NBC officials exploring his post-career viability as an on-air talent. USA TODAY follows him around what is decidedly unlike any days other players in the NFL experience each week.

That old phrase "hope springs eternal" just doesn't cut it for a team's fans after they've just watched it blow a 21-point lead in less than a quarter to lose 24-21. So the day after the Giants' meltdown in the Music City against the Tennessee Titans, New York crawled with bandwagon jumpers and those who would wish unspeakable things on half of the Giants' roster and coaching staff.